People moan about rust,you just get in and sort it,VERY impressed and following your progress is an inspiration to many I'am sure. I note that new rear replacement panel has the recess for the vw badge,is the early panel no longer made?
to be totally honest fella i didnt realise they were different oh well i'll smooth that out is there any other differences ? hope not
Yes you will sort it as you have proved so far ,there are always people ready to be a little negitive over a resto like you are doing,look at this as motivation to do the best you can,please no more serious injuries.
My fav thread, inspiring! I've just got a rusty B reg GTI and it's bad but after seeing what you've achieved it's given me an anything can be fixed attitude much to the amusement of my fellow workers who make fun of my rusty golf saying it'll never get back on the road. Have a great Christmas and look forward to seeing some more updates
Bit done this weekend bit of welding up the back there not that you can see it discovered this mission get that clean metal protected couple of patches welded unseen in pics though
Amazing patience you have, one new shell nearly complete, one of the few people who will honestly be able to say no rust ...
You could save any car with effort and skills that you have! True insperation, does anything phase you?!!
Mate out of interest what is your favourite method of getting rid of the pesky underseal? Making an attempt at stripping all mine off to patch a couple of holes and it's being a right pain. Grinder and knotted wire wheel takes forever, resorting to a blowtorch and a sharp knife and paint scraper but it's very hard work. Any tips before I lose my motivation again? Oh and admiring your devotion, thanking my lucky stars every photo I look at of yours that most of my rust is all surface stuff! Sam
No easy way mate - my technique of choice is heatgun and paint scrapper then 40 grit flap disc and then wirewheel on drill for non flat surfaces - nearly at the end cant wait
Dreading doing mine. seems to be the worst job to do when restoring our old cars. how long has it taken you? Come on here often to see how your getting on. well done mate.
I should imagine if you can stick at it you could be done in 2 - 4 days but i can only handle a couple of hours at a time
Lol, i can imagine. id be the same, such a tedious job. looking forward to seeing the end result. youve come along way already. most would have given up with half the work youve had to do.
todays task inner wing repairs inner wing repaired after lots of metal trimming, repair panel joggled and tacked in place repair panel welded in place session on the flap disc - nothing a bit of filler wont sort happy days door on - just because we could
